Do I need to submit a writing sample with my application?

Writing samples are required only for Artistic and Literary internships.

What kind of writing sample should I submit?

Your writing sample should be critical in nature, non-creative, and ideally between 500 and 1000 words. Examples may include a short essay, article, or review. Writing samples about theatre or the arts are strongly preferred. We ask that you please refrain from submitting creative writing samples, including short stories and excerpts.

Are stipends, academic credit, and/or housing available?

We strongly encourage currently enrolled students or students seeking credit to apply for our internships. Signature will help interns meet the credit requirements of their individual school but all arrangements for credit must be made by the intern. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide housing or stipends. A monthly MetroCard will be provided for the duration of the internship.

Do the internships have exact start and end dates?

All start and end dates are flexible. We do ask to please indicate your availability in your cover letter or application form.

Do I need previous experience?

No. We are looking for candidates who have demonstrated a strong interest in theatre, either in school or professionally. Signature interns possess a wide variety of skills, backgrounds, and experience.

Are the internships full or part-time?

We offer both full-time and part-time internships. Our administrative office hours are Monday-Friday from 10am-6pm.

Full-time interns must be available to work a minimum of 40 hours per week, while part-time interns must be available for a minimum of 20 hours per week.

During the production season, Artistic, Production Management, and Company Management interns will be expected to participate in, and assist with, rehearsals and performances outside of regular office hours.

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Ruben Santiago-Hudson in August Wilson's How I Learned What I Learned. Photo by Joan Marcus.

Now At The Center

Signature Bookstore

Buy, browse, relax and more

Located in the central lobby adjacent to The Irene Diamond Stage, the Signature Bookstore features numerous titles by and related to our Playwrights-in-Residence, as well as the works that inspired them, artist and staff favorites, and books related to the larger themes of our shows.

Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo: Homelife & The Zoo Story

Directed By

Lila Neugebauer

January 30 - March 11, 2018

This new production of Edward Albee’s At Home at the Zoo, directed by Drama Desk Award-winner Lila Neugebauer (Signature Plays, Everybody), honors Legacy Playwright Edward Albee, who passed away in 2016. In act one, Homelife, we meet Peter and his wife, who live a comfortable but vaguely unhappy bourgeois existence; in the second act, the classic The Zoo Story, Peter is forever altered by an oddly persistent stranger in Central Park. With jolts of brutality and Albee’s signature dark humor, this seminal play explores both the love and the cruelty that we inflict on each other every day.